BOAT/U.S. Magazine articles from January 2002

BOAT/U.S. Magazine archives from January 2002

Behind the Buoy.
January 1, 2002... By the time you receive this issue of the magazine it will either be a few days before or a few days after January 1, 2002. Whichever side of the divide you start reading, we would like to extend to you our best wishes for a very happy and...

Florida Weighs Manatee Status. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... The West Indian Manatee could swim off Florida's endangered species list in a few years if a state agency review shows that the animals are making a sustained comeback. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted Oct. 31 to...

Redefining a Boating Accident. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... Following reports and a congressional hearing last year on a string of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in open-air areas outside of boats, the U.S. Coast Guard took a new look at what constitutes a boating accident for reporting purposes....

Budget Boost for Charts. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... Members of Congress are hearing loud and clear about the critical need for accurate, modem nautical charts and have answered the call with record increases in funding for charts in FY 02. The Mapping and Charting program of the National...

On the Lookout. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... Law enforcement officials are asking the marine community to report any instances of irregular or unusual modifications of any vessel, which might result in large hidden compartments, excessively increased fuel capacity, or underwater...

Expedition Hauls in Derelict Nets. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... Three chartered commercial fishing vessels steamed into Honolulu, HI Nov. 20 after hauling more than 60 tons of derelict fishing gear from waters around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The gear, mostly monofilament nets lost or abandoned at...

New Nuisance Weed. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... Move over hydrilla, there's a bigger, meaner invasive aquatic weed in town. Salvinia molesta, also called giant salvinia, is rapidly spreading throughout U.S. waters since its introduction to the country six years ago. Now found in 12 states...

Cruise Through Time. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... The History Channel on cable television, better known for covering wars, disasters and pestilence, is turning its attention to recreational boating. As part of its weeklong series of one-hour specials, "Boys' Toys," the final episode is devoted...

Gas Tax Refund Info Online. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... In the September 2001 issue of BoatUS. Magazine, an article "No Deposit No Return" offered boaters a comprehensive rundown of which states return state gas taxes to boating programs and which provide refunds directly to consumers when they...

Congress Dredges Up Extra Funds. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... Congress pumped extra money for dredging into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' budget for fiscal year 2002, $3 million more than the agency requested. Most of the added money is earmarked for dredging the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in North...

Striped Bass Getting Smaller. (Boat U.S. Reports).
January 1, 2002... A report to Congress on the status of Atlantic striped bass shows that while the numbers of smaller fish have increased significantly in recent years, older bass are becoming increasingly scarce. The report, issued by the National Marine...

Member Forum.
January 1, 2002... A Love-Hate Affair In response to the letter "A Pain in Maine," I offer the following response: I spent two months in Maine this summer, mostly in Bar Harbor and Swan Island. The density of lobster pots is one of the finest mystiques of...

Open Channel.
January 1, 2002... As a teenager in 1944, I was the skipper of a 10-foot rowboat with a centerboard and small sail. One Saturday I took a friend for a sail on Bellingham Bay in Washington state. We were closer to Lummi Island than Bellingham port when a storm...

Techno-Talk.
January 1, 2002... We recently sailed our boat down the Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk, VA, to Charleston, SC. As anyone familiar with the route is well aware there are long stretches where an autopilot that can hold a precise heading or track to a waypoint...

Antiques with Allure.
January 1, 2002... When Doc Gamble says he's "goin' fishin'," it might mean he's headed for the flats on Florida's Peace River in his 19-foot Bonita sport fisherman to fly-fish for snook or tarpon. But just as likely, it could mean he's out trolling flea...

A Brusch with Maritime Art.
January 1, 2002... They say a picture's worth a thousand words but when artists try to capture the colors, texture and ethereal look of the ocean, perhaps a million words is more like it. The space where land ends and the water begins is like no other place...

Oysters On the Big Dock.
January 1, 2002... For Jim Wesson, life is one big oyster garden. Wesson, you see, is one of the people in charge of restoring oysters in Virginia waters of the Chesapeake Bay, now down to about 1% of their abundance 40 years ago. The good news is that the...

Customer Service Course Correction Coming: Consumer Protection Bureau. (Boat Smart).
January 1, 2002... Oh, the infernal bickering! The pained silences and the broken promises, the temporary truces and the let's-tryagains. You've heard it a million times before, it's as old as the hills: you can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. But,...

The View From Jacobs' Ladder.
January 1, 2002... Being the captain of the largest privately-held boat manufacturing company in the U.S. means that when Irwin L. Jacobs talks, people listen. Sometimes, they get a little nervous, too. Well known for his swashbuckling way of doing business,...

Catalina. (Destination).
January 1, 2002... If Santa Catalina Island has one fault, it's too-easy access. Only 20 miles away from the teeming millions of greater Los Angeles, this boaters' nirvana can, on summer weekends, overflow with visitors. Even then, however, it's usually possible...

The Ship and the Storm. (Stranger Than Fiction).
January 1, 2002... Weave a yarn that includes one of the worst hurricanes of all time and an unsolved mystery and you have The Ship and the Storm. What happened to the 282-foot four-masted cruise ship Fantome after it sailed straight into the teeth of Hurricane...

The Water In Between: A Journey At Sea. (Stranger Than Fiction).
January 1, 2002... This highly personal tale of spiritual bankruptcy and subsequent redemption reads more like fiction but is Patterson's own story. A young Canadian Army doctor, desperate to escape his desolate post in inland British Columbia, uses a bad...

Against the Sea: Great Adventure Stories. (Stranger Than Fiction).
January 1, 2002... Winter-bound boaters may need a manicure after getting through this collection of nail-biters - 24 true tales of sea survival from the editors of Motorboating magazine. Packed into a paperback edition, the variety of stories and authors make...

Close To the Wind. (Stranger Than Fiction).
January 1, 2002... Ever wonder how a world-class around-the-globe solo sailor gets his start? Well, this book gives a whole new meaning to pursuing a farfetched dream with nothing but sheer determination. British racer Pete Goss tells his own life story but also...

North American Fisherman.
January 1, 2002... There is fly-fishing and then there's fly-in fishing. Most anglers might think it a bit extreme to take two jets, a turbo-prop and a sea plane a total of 2,000 miles into nowhere just to reach a nice fishin' spot. For Chris Edmonston of...

Bring a Friend On Board for 2002. (At Your Service).
January 1, 2002... Chances are that you know someone whose passion for boating rivals yours. Wouldn't you like your friends to get as much out of boating as you do? One easy way is to recommend your boating buddies for a BoatU.S. membership or buy them a...

Because It Was There. (Tangled Line).
January 1, 2002... Mount Everest and boating are not necessarily two concepts that go together, except that a mountain rescue team from Great Britain has recently succeeded in boating on the world's highest peak. A Royal Air Force crew set the world altitude...

Causing a Commotion. (Tangled Line).
January 1, 2002... BoatU.S. has some recognized heroes among its ranks. BoatU.S. member Ross Hunton and his crew received the U. S. Sailing Association's 2001 Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal in recognition of their life-saving retrieval of three scuba divers off...

Women Head to the BVIs. (Tangled Line).
January 1, 2002... Why is it that warm tropical breezes, turquoise waters and palm trees seem to make sailing lessons so much easier? Probably because it's so relaxed. To test this theory, the National Women's Sailing Association is holding a week-long women-only...

Beer Cooler to the Rescue. (Tangled Line).
January 1, 2002... Boating and drinking is never a good combination, but as four fishermen discovered, what can harm you can sometimes save the day. According to local news reports, four men were fishing about six miles Out on Lake Ontario when five-foot waves...

Tune In, Turn Mussels Out. (Tangled Line).
January 1, 2002... Most parents of teenagers would agree that what's heard on the radio these days is a real killer. But researchers at Purdue University have found that certain radio waves will actually kill harmful zebra mussels. An experiment which exposed...

True Originals. (Tangled Line).
January 1, 2002... BoatU.S. members turned out in droves for the grand opening of the Port Charlotte, FL, Marine Center. But among the crowd was a very special guest -- one of the charter members of BoatU.S. Ronald Rodriguez was the 93rd person to join the...

Scouting for Safety.
January 1, 2002... Smoke and flames billowing up from a commercial pier in a major port usually mean trouble. But the fires last October at the Port of Redwood City, CA, pier were intentionally set and for very good reason -- 200 Sea Scouts had to put them out....